diff --git a/src/background/tabs.background.ts b/src/background/tabs.background.ts
index 8f4d4e12b1..8963f83fbe 100644
--- a/src/background/tabs.background.ts
+++ b/src/background/tabs.background.ts
@@ -1,24 +1,21 @@
 import MainBackground from './main.background';
 
 export default class TabsBackground {
-    private tabs: any;
-
     constructor(private main: MainBackground) {
-        this.tabs = chrome.tabs;
     }
 
     async init() {
-        if (!this.tabs) {
+        if (!chrome.tabs) {
             return;
         }
 
-        this.tabs.onActivated.addListener(async (activeInfo: any) => {
+        chrome.tabs.onActivated.addListener(async (activeInfo: chrome.tabs.TabActiveInfo) => {
             await this.main.refreshBadgeAndMenu();
             this.main.messagingService.send('tabActivated');
             this.main.messagingService.send('tabChanged');
         });
 
-        this.tabs.onReplaced.addListener(async (addedTabId: any, removedTabId: any) => {
+        chrome.tabs.onReplaced.addListener(async (addedTabId: number, removedTabId: number) => {
             if (this.main.onReplacedRan) {
                 return;
             }
@@ -29,7 +26,7 @@ export default class TabsBackground {
             this.main.messagingService.send('tabChanged');
         });
 
-        this.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(async (tabId: any, changeInfo: any, tab: any) => {
+        chrome.tabs.onUpdated.addListener(async (tabId: number, changeInfo: chrome.tabs.TabChangeInfo, tab: chrome.tabs.Tab) => {
             if (this.main.onUpdatedRan) {
                 return;
             }